* KOSPI rises, foreigners net sellers Korean won strengthens against dollar South Korea benchmark bond yield falls

SEOUL, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets:

** South Korean shares rose on Friday ahead of U.S. employment data, but were still set to post a third straight weekly loss.

** The benchmark KOSPI rose 8.36 points, or 0.35%, to 2,411.96 by 0137 GMT, after two straight sessions of falling.

** For the week, the KOSPI was down 2%.

** Investor focus is on U.S. employment data for September, which is due later in the day, amid heightened worries about high Treasury yields.

** Among index heavyweights, chipmaker Samsung Electronics fell 0.30% and peer SK Hynix lost 0.33%, while battery maker LG Energy Solution was flat.

** Hyundai Motor added 0.05% and sister automaker Kia Corp gained 0.60%, while search engine Naver and instant messenger Kakao were up 0.42% and 1.71%, respectively.

** Biopharmaceutical manufacturers of Samsung Biologics and Celltrion also rose 1.52% and 1.97% each.

** Of the total 933 traded issues, 623 shares advanced, while 240 declined.

** Foreigners were net sellers of shares worth 116.9 billion won ($86.77 million) on the main board so far on Friday, bringing their weekly sale to 800 billion won.

** The won was quoted at 1,347.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform, 0.21% higher than its previous close at 1,350.5.

** The currency was up 0.1% for the week, after two consecutive weekly losses. ** In money and debt markets, December futures on three-year treasury bonds rose 0.18 point to 102.61.

** The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield fell by 6.5 basis points to 4.014%, while the benchmark 10-year yield fell by 9.8 basis points to 4.229%. ($1 = 1,347.2400 won) (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Sohini Goswami)